#8A240F
A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.
About #8A240F
At its core, #8A240F is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Maroon. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 36 green, and 15 blue.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 74% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 10.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8A240F
RGB138, 36, 15
HSL10.2°, 80.4%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 74%, 89%, 46%
HSV10.2°, 89.1%, 54.1%
LAB31.1, 42.0, 37.3
XYZ11.2, 6.7, 1.2
Decimal9053199
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
8.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.34:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.58:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.99:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8A240F;
}
.text-color {
color: #8A240F;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8A240F;
}